Friday night and where was I? Sitting behind my entertainment center staring at a mess of wires. While other available people were out partying and enjoying all the entertainment that Southern California had to offer; I was getting my hair pulled by a toddler who thought she knew how to brush hair, eating Chinese food take out, and trying to figure out how to rewire the TV-stereo connection.
"Why don't you sound just right," I asked the Bose stereo sitting on the shelf. I was hoping to sit down with my baby girl and watch a movie tonight, but as I was watching a different movie earlier in the day I noticed that the surround sound just wasn't sounding quite right. So I decided I was to fiddle with the connections and find out what was wrong, not like I was planning to do anything else. Not like if some guy who had left a note on my nightstand this morning was actually going to show up. Oh please, I was probably just a momentary fling! I took a deep breath, took another floret from the box of Beef & Broccoli, and started looking at letters and following wires.
It took me a few moments to realize I had a Front-Right speaker on the rear-left side of the room and vice versa. That's probably why things sounded off. So as I was about to proceed when there was a rap at the front door.
He couldn't actually be here, could he?
I picked up Alexandria and went to the door and peeped at the who was standing at my front porch. Long brown hair, strong jaw, broad shoulders, and though the shadows were in the way I knew they were blue eyes. Fabio had actually shown up, what now?
Open the door!
"Hey, you actually showed," I exclaimed sarcastically. I had to make light of the situation; again he was catching me in drabs, sweat pants and a t-shirt. "You know, most people call before showing up on someone's door."
He laughed at my remark and walked in carrying two huge bags. "I don't have your number, how can I call? I hope you don't mind, but I saw these at the store and I couldn't help but buy it." Fabio plopped himself in front of Alex and opened up the first bag labeled FAO; he removed stuffed animals and toys, and placed them all over the giggling little toddler.
"You really shouldn't give her so many new toys at once, but its sweet of you to get her all this." I walked around the sofa and kneeled next to them. It was such a pretty little moment, one of those perfect family moments you see on movies and TV.
Oh please snap out it, you know this isn't going to last!
I shook my head to clear it and curiously asked, "so what's in the other bag?"
"Oh some cute little dresses and things I saw for her. I'm guessing she is not a 2T yet," he asked expectantly.
"No, not yet," I responded. He had been paying attention to everything.
My goodness, how much attention?
Suddenly I became very aware of all my bulges and extra plumpness that I still was unable to take off from the pregnancy. No, I was not going to think of that.
"So what were your plans for tonight," Fabio asked. I guess after one time of plans being changed he thought he'd better ask first.
"Well, I was just rewiring my system . . . we were going to watch movies and eat Chinese food." The moment I said it I wanted to take it back. Here I was with the representation of healthy living, and I was offering Chinese take-out!
Here came the alpha-male in him and just took over. He rewired everything, and I had to admit it sounded better than I had ever heard it before. We sat back with the baby between us and watched an animal movie, she laughed and giggled. Then we slipped in The Mask of Zorro, she fell asleep during it; but I thought I caught Fabio taking glances in my direction. Maybe it was just my imagination.
The movie ended, "hey Fabio excuse me a bit before the next movie. I'm just going to take a the baby upstairs and get out of these sweats."
So I went upstairs, put the baby to bed, changed into a black stretch pants and a green wrap blouse. Nothing fancy, but not too casual; brushed my hair, turned to go back downstairs and what should I see? He is staring at me from the doorway. "How long have you been there?"
"Since the second wardrobe change," he said with a smirk. "you really didn't have to change, you looked beautiful just as you were."